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Show ADVANCE li COPPER FOR ALL THE BRAWDSj 1 1 London Market Excited; Ex-, ports as Shown by Custom- house Returns. 1- T I v PRICES OF METALS V' I- IN NEW YORK MARKETS j J Copper (electro.) Mi-2517 14.50 v 1 V Lead, New York St. t5fr 1.50 i J Har silver 55Je 4- Y Silver In London T NICW YORK. Dec. 20. Standard cop- , prr strong; spot. .;13.S7i'i?'14.10: Decern- , ber. 513.02414-00: January. 514 VOW 1 1.2.-; ' February. March and April. ?1 t.OOfi 11.37. London excited: spot. G3 10s. futures. 64 10s. Customhouse returns show exports ex-ports of 13.1G0 tons so far this month. Lako copper. Slt-SO'O' 14.25; eleetrolvtle. 5l4.WffJ14.SO; casting. 513 7514.00. Tin easy; spot, S4 t-S7i'Ji4 1.05: December. Decem-ber. SH. tj2iJ?'45.0O; January. 5 44.50fi'45.00; Febrnaty. StS.fiOf? 14.50; March. S12.F0'( Slo.25: April. $12.0017 43 00. London! stcadv; spot, 205 10s: futures. 103 10s. Local sale- five tons spot at Slo.00. five 1 tons spot at 541.05. five tons spot at 5. It. 50. I and twenty-five Ipna Deeomlvjr at 544.75. I Lead steady: M.l5f74.50 New York; 1 J4.;!21f 1.371 East St. Louis. London. 15 11s 3d. 1 Spelter dull; 5G.25fiG.35 New York: JG. 0017)3.20 East St. Louis. London, 2G 12s Gd. Antimony dull; Cookson's, 57.75. Iron Cleveland warrants. 50s In London. Lon-don. Locally iron was steady. No. 1 foundry northern. $l4.75fa)I5.nu: No. 2. 5H.50fiH.75: No. 1 southern and No. 1 southern soft. 51 4. 231 4.75. Evaporated Fruits. NIGW YORK. Dee. I'D. Evaporated apples ap-ples iiuiet and steady; on the snot fancy are quoted at lOU IOie, choice at S'JfiJOJc, and prime at SiSJc Prunes continue firm with a good de-inand; de-inand; quotations- ranee from 5Je lo He for Callfornlas up to 10-503 and from 101 ($12io for Oregon?. , , Apricots quiet, but steady, choice, W'J 13Jc; extra choice, lGWltiie; fancy. 17ff ISe. Peaches dull, but sleadv: choice, iw H'e; extra, choice. 11?! 12c, fancy, 12C' 123c. I Raisins quiet, hut there Is little pressure pres-sure to sell and prices are steady, loos nrtuscatcls are quoted at 57;(o'7e.. choice lo fancy seeded at 7?8'Slc. seedless at 3Wn.-. and London layers at ?1. lOfjj1.45. New York Monoy. XBW YORK, Dec. 20. Close: Prime uiercdutlle paper, 4 141 per cent. , Sterling exchange steady, with a lual business In bankers' bills at Sl.S3.23 for sixty-day bills and at 54.SG.50 for demand. de-mand. Commercial bills. 54.S2J. Liar silver, filic-Mexl'-an dollars, 4Gc. Government bonds, steady; railroad bonds. Irregular. Money oii call, steady. 3?!jH per cent: ruling rate, 334 per cent; closing bid, 3J per cent; offered at 35 per cent. Time loans, stronger; for sixty days. per cent: for ninety days, 4(fiU iter cent; for six months, 4 44 per cent. Flax, Oats and Ryo. MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 20. Close: Flax. 52.1 Of? 2.12. Marley.. 70c1?$1.15. Corn, No. 3 yellow. 57fJi5Sc Oats. No. 3 white. -Ifii-lfijc. Jtye, No. 2. 87118831'. - St. Iouis Wool. ST. LOUIS, Dee. 20 Wool, steady. Medium grades, combing and clothing, 2U(i2ljc; light finet ir.1f.10c; heavy line, 131513c; tub washed, 2iU'30c. |